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Sale of Food and Drugs Act, 1875.
Report of the Public Analyst appointed for the Parish of Rotherhithe, upon the
articles analysed by him under the above Act, during the quarter ending the 31st
March, 1883.
Articles submitted
for Analysis.
By whom submitted.
Result of Analysis.
The sum
paid in respect
of the
Analysis.
Observations.
Bread
Local Authority
Genuine
10/6
Bread
ditto
ditto
10/6
Bread
ditto
ditto
10/6
Mustard
ditto
ditto
10/6
Mustard
ditto
ditto
10/6
Butter
ditto
ditto
10/6
Butter
ditto
ditto
10/6
Butter
ditto
ditto
10/6
Total number of samples analysed during the quarter, eight.
(Signed) JOHN MUTER,
Dated 2nd April, 1883. Public Analyst.
Proceedings were taken at the Police Court against the Tradesmen selling the
before mentioned samples of Milk found to be adulterated with 20 and 26 Per cent, of
added water, and the Magistrates fined them respectively 40s. and costs, and 20s. and
costs.
Financial.
£6,623 8s. Od. has been paid off the Loan borrowed in 1868 of Mr. Robert
Lawrence, for paving the carriageway Union-road and part of Deptford Lower-road,
leaving £2,838 12s. 0d. to be repaid by equal instalments within a period of six years,
with interest at the rate of £5 per cent. per annum.
The Loan of £1,500 for paving works borrowed of Mr. Edward Talbot still continues;
this loan being repayable in fifteen years from the year 1870, the Vestry have
set aside £100 yearly to form a sinking fund to pay the same off at the expiration of
the said term; the sum at present standing to such sinking fund account being £1,300.
£5,000 has been paid off the Loan of £10,000 borrowed in the year 1872 of the
Eagle Insurance Company, for paving the carriageway Deptford Lower-road, from th»Surrey
Commerrial Dock entrance to the "Red Lion' P.H., leaving to he
repaid by equal annual instalments within a period of ten years, with interest at £5
per cent. per annum.